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Houston, TX vs Bloomington, MN

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Bloomington is 5.7% shorter than it is for residents of Houston.
- 46.8% more residents of Bloomington work from home compared to residents of Houston.

Transportation
 Houston, TXBloomington, MNUnited States
 Commute Time282227
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 Commute Mode
 Houston, TXBloomington, MNUnited States
 Auto (alone)73.7%72.2%73.2%
 Carpool9.8%8.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.6%3.8%4.2%
 Bicycle0.4%0.2%0.5%
 Walk1.9%1.5%2.5%
 Work at Home8.3%12.2%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Houston, TXBloomington, MNUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.3%2.4%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.5.8%9.7%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.10.9%16.3%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.14.6%19.4%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.16.0%18.6%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.7.0%6.3%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.19.5%14.3%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.3.6%2.1%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.6%3.2%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.8.9%4.6%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.5.9%1.9%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.1.8%1.2%2.9%

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Bloomington    3 Reviews

the cost of living is outrageous and the climate is one of the worst in the U.S. people are rude and traffic is  More

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bloomington is a comfortalble subarb, but their are huge diffrances between the east and west sides of town for example; shanty's ,housing thiry family members in a two  More

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Over 17 years ago

With the light rail and bus system, it's very easy to get around Bloomington as well as travel downtown. Still most people drive, however. If you want your older kids  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA
55420 55431 55437 55438 55425

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